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Show ' HEALTH BY UNCLE SAM, M. D. icnith Questions Will Be Answered An-swered If Sent to Informatlen 1 i Bureau, U 8. Public HeaJth aerv Ice, Washington, O. C PREVENTING ARTE RIO SCLEROSIS. Q&4 Here, are some of the thing? that HB are easily avoidable If you want to aVJ take care of your arteries mm j Lead polsonil of t ho common causes of arteriosclerosis. Persons MPyj handling lead (painters are frequent W 'J TlOflms) should bf very careful to have Wk,M clean hands when they eat. and Ihey should avoid all possible ways of get- Bfl ting any of the lead or paint In their WM iood and drink. They should brush EH their tecih after each meal. jAw Syphilis is the worst and most cer- tain cause of arteriosclerosis. This v can onl be surel) avoided by leading a clean, chaste, moral life If a per 9 son la so unfortunate its to have uc- f j quired syphilis, lie must be ouce apply Q for treatment and be sure to stick to the treatment as long aB his doctor MmA wants him to. It Is a disease that gen TtJJ c rally requires actlc treatment for s.1 . ral ,ir.--. and that requires, watch X2 mg for the remainder of life. Alcohol may not bo a direct cause fj of arterio-aclerosls. but is surely vey QjH often an indirect cause. Thus the per Mra son who drinks liquor is more easily Hyi poisoned by lead than the one who Qev- mf ex touches it. The person who drinks Bj Im also more likely to get syphilis, for arious reasons Th-n. too, it must be H borne In mind that alcohol has a dam- H aging effect on the stomach and liver, H producing gastritis and cirrhosis. In I this way the food Is not properly dl H gested. Part of It is turned into pol H ! hon when 11 feis into the intestine, and 1 this poison enten the blood and caue,- I damage to the arteries. This cause of srterlo-sch'rosis Is a very' powerful one. The safeBt plan Is to leave alcohol en-I en-I tlrely alone. There nre two other causes of ar I terio-sclerosls. but the above are the most Important avoidable causes, and J It la because they are avoidable that eye. particularly discuss them. |